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jim, thank you all. thank you for that wonderful and not totally deserved introduction about but i will accept it. zigler is one of the finest private service i have known in either party, and i told him when he came in here, when he was sergeant at arms, he set the gold standard for everybody else to follow after that in doing it for the best interest of the senate, not in a partisan way, but in the best interest of the senate. it is great to see him. we get a chance to get caught up on our connections to vermont, and most people do not realize a name like patrick leahy, my mother was first-generation italian americans, so we know some of where our relatives are from. and human rights first board members who all made this possible. i think what you are doing is so important. in some ways, we preach to the converted here, but i have long been an admirer of human rights first and the committee for human rights before that. what you do every day helps all of us. your research and advocacy has certainly bee
jim, thank you all. thank you for that wonderful and not totally deserved introduction about but i will accept it. zigler is one of the finest private service i have known in either party, and i told him when he came in here, when he was sergeant at arms, he set the gold standard for everybody else to follow after that in doing it for the best interest of the senate, not in a partisan way, but in the best interest of the senate. it is great to see him. we get a chance to get caught up on our...
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[applause] >> jim, thank you all. thank you, all. jim, thank you for that wonderful and not totally deserved introduction, but i'll accept it. should ziglar is one of the finest public servants. when he was sergeant arms of the senate, they set the gold standard for everyone else to follow after that for the best for the senate. i thought it was great to see a chance to get caught up only in our connections to vermont, but most who don't realize with a name like patrick leahy, my mother is first-generation italian-american. we compare or some other her relatives are from and the board members who made this possible. i think what you're doing is so important. in some ways we preach to the converted here. but as long visited my human rights first and lawyers for human rights before that. what you do every day, on the research and not big has certainly been extremely important in some of the legislation that i've tried to pass. so let me talk on a few topics. partly encouraging you, don't stop. keep doing what you're doing. it may seem
[applause] >> jim, thank you all. thank you, all. jim, thank you for that wonderful and not totally deserved introduction, but i'll accept it. should ziglar is one of the finest public servants. when he was sergeant arms of the senate, they set the gold standard for everyone else to follow after that for the best for the senate. i thought it was great to see a chance to get caught up only in our connections to vermont, but most who don't realize with a name like patrick leahy, my mother...
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jim baker said he gave america a bad name. secretary gates told president bush that -- and advised him to it down. it cost usnard said the moral high ground. the former chairman of the joint chiefs says guantÁnamo has been a recruiting symbol for our enemies. powell, said he would close if not tomorrow but this afternoon. about theone thinks initial benefits of detaining prisoners at guantÁnamo, there is a growing bipartisan consensus that we no longer need it. today's hearing catalog the reasons why it is imperative to transform this consensus into action. we heard about the astronomical costs at guantanamo at a time of furloughs. eaton reminded us that in and of combat operations will require a change. lieutenant friday told us how guantÁnamo has warped our system of justice. in many ways, the struggle with witheda is a war ideals. sometimes when we lose our way, outsiders who admire our values can remind us of who we are and what we stand for. some family members of detainees have written letters to you in advance of thi
jim baker said he gave america a bad name. secretary gates told president bush that -- and advised him to it down. it cost usnard said the moral high ground. the former chairman of the joint chiefs says guantÁnamo has been a recruiting symbol for our enemies. powell, said he would close if not tomorrow but this afternoon. about theone thinks initial benefits of detaining prisoners at guantÁnamo, there is a growing bipartisan consensus that we no longer need it. today's hearing catalog the...
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jim ziegler has had more than four decades of public policy management, finance and law and academia and no stranger to historic moments. he started his law career as a clerk during the 1972 term when he wrote the role of the way decision. married 30 years later george to be bush appointed him commissioner of the ims weeks before the attack of september 11. he served as assistant secretary to the interior of the reagan did and restoration and a sergeant in arms of the united states senate and president and ceo and currently a senior fellow where he focuses on immigration policy and border control and security initiatives. as a board member we have been incredibly blessed with his expertise that have been invaluable to navigate complex political challenges. please join me to welcome jim ziegler. >> 84 that kind and generous introduction is a particular pleasure to introduce our keynote speaker. patrick leahy for -- patrick leahy from the great state of vermont. it is my pleasure because i consider him to be a good friend and for all of you out there it is possible for republicans or d
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[applause] today is about all the law- enforcement officials like police chief jim johnson. [applause] they are the first to respond when a victim calls for help. because of this bill, we are continuing all the training and support that bridges the gaps in the actual enforcement of law so we can actually bring more offenders to justice. and we are giving our law- enforcement better tools to investigate cases of rape, which remained a consistently underreported crime in our country. helping police officers deliver on the most important part of their job, preventing harm and saving lives -- that is what today is all about. today is about women like diane. i am so grateful that diane shared her story. tragically, it is a common story. that takes great courage. [applause] i know we have tribal leaders here today, and i want to thank you all for fighting so hard on behalf of poor people to make this bill a reality. [applause] indian country has some of the highest rates of domestic abuse in america, and one of the reasons is when native american women are abused on tribal lands b
[applause] today is about all the law- enforcement officials like police chief jim johnson. [applause] they are the first to respond when a victim calls for help. because of this bill, we are continuing all the training and support that bridges the gaps in the actual enforcement of law so we can actually bring more offenders to justice. and we are giving our law- enforcement better tools to investigate cases of rape, which remained a consistently underreported crime in our country. helping...
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jim zigler is one of the finest public servants in either party. i told him it's he came in here, when he was searching arms of the senate, he set the gold standard for everybody else to follow after that in doing it in the best interest of the senate. we saw, it's always great to see you. we have a chance to get caught up not only in our connections to vermont, but more people don't realize that they might patrick leahy. my mother is first-generation italian-american, so we can pair for some of our relatives are from. of course, human rights board members made all this possible. i think what you're doing is so important. in some ways we preach to the converted here. but i've long been at tired and human rights to the lawyers committee for human rights before that. what you do every day helps all of us. your research and advocacy has certainly been extremely important in some of the legislation i try to pass. let me talk on a few topics. partly encouraging you don't stop. keep doing what you're doing. it may seem obvious that this is central to the
jim zigler is one of the finest public servants in either party. i told him it's he came in here, when he was searching arms of the senate, he set the gold standard for everybody else to follow after that in doing it in the best interest of the senate. we saw, it's always great to see you. we have a chance to get caught up not only in our connections to vermont, but more people don't realize that they might patrick leahy. my mother is first-generation italian-american, so we can pair for some...
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i want to thank jim doyle very much, not just for today but for all the leadership of business forward, all the consultations, even the recent meeting with your small business advisory committee as we went into this recent round of budget discussions. so again, i really want to thank you and business forward for the leadership that you've shown, and the desire to look beyond your own particular situation to the larger economic issue that we face as a country, and understanding that that affects all of us. so again, i really want to thank you. i guess i would just say that we are, as usual, going into another phase of the budget discussion. we are not going into a period where we will have a budget conference that will go until december 13. we will have been a c.r. that goes to january 17, and the debt limit that is extended at least into february. and i think as always you will see different people go quickly into the weeds and the details, which is not inappropriate, but it is important at these moments to step back and remember why we care about these issues. sometimes your we start
i want to thank jim doyle very much, not just for today but for all the leadership of business forward, all the consultations, even the recent meeting with your small business advisory committee as we went into this recent round of budget discussions. so again, i really want to thank you and business forward for the leadership that you've shown, and the desire to look beyond your own particular situation to the larger economic issue that we face as a country, and understanding that that affects...
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as jim mentioned, there are more than 24 findings and recommendations. we can't cover all of those. we hope you will take the entire report, study it through, and look at each of those recommendations. why is this report important? it is important because we as a nation have to get this right. i look back in history durling the time to -- during the time to world war ii that we intered some japanese americans. at the time it seemed like the right and proper thing to do. in the right of history, it was an error. so today this report will hopefully put into focus some of the actions taken in some of the post 9/11 environment. there are key questions we want to answer this morning. one, did the treatment rise to torture? secondly, how did it happen? what can we learn from this to make better decisions in the future? on the first question, we found u.s. personnel in many instances used ininterrogation techniques on detainees that constitutional torture. military personnel conducted cruel, inhumane, or degrading treatment. both categories of actions violate u.s. laws and international tr
as jim mentioned, there are more than 24 findings and recommendations. we can't cover all of those. we hope you will take the entire report, study it through, and look at each of those recommendations. why is this report important? it is important because we as a nation have to get this right. i look back in history durling the time to -- during the time to world war ii that we intered some japanese americans. at the time it seemed like the right and proper thing to do. in the right of history,...
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jim, thank you. thank you for that wonderful and not totally deserved introduction but i will accept i it. jim zigler is one of the finest person i have known in either party. he set the gold standard for everybody else to follow and has been doing it for the best interest of the senate, not in a partisan way, but what was best for the senate. lisa, it is great to see you. we get a chance to get caught up in the connections to vermont, but most people don't realize the name like patrick leahy, my mother is first generation italian american and we compare where some of our relatives are from. and human rights happen to board members who made all of this possible. i think what you are doing is so important. in -- i have admired lawyers and people before that and research and advocaticacy has been impor in the legislation i have passed. let me talk about a few topics. and it is encouraging you to don't stop. keep doing what where you are doing. it may seem obvious that this is central purposes of it, bu
jim, thank you. thank you for that wonderful and not totally deserved introduction but i will accept i it. jim zigler is one of the finest person i have known in either party. he set the gold standard for everybody else to follow and has been doing it for the best interest of the senate, not in a partisan way, but what was best for the senate. lisa, it is great to see you. we get a chance to get caught up in the connections to vermont, but most people don't realize the name like patrick leahy,...
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. >> thank you, jim. for all societies behaved differently under stress. at those times, they may even take action that conflicts with their its central character and values. that is what we did here. we were under stress. we took actions that conflict with who we are. who we are called to be and who we have committed to be. then we spent about 10 years not being willing to face the truth about it. often by covering what happened with euphemisms and an awful lot of secrets. i believe our detainee task force is revealing where we strayed from our values by shining the light of investigation and analysis on the problem, in the hope the next time we are under that stress, we do not go down the day -- the same road. has been an honor to serve on this panel. >> thank you. >> just in terms of new things, everyone here discussed the general contents of the report, the most important thing. there are some new points raised in the reports discussion on the role of the international red cross, and the debate inside the organization. we had an interview with the fell
. >> thank you, jim. for all societies behaved differently under stress. at those times, they may even take action that conflicts with their its central character and values. that is what we did here. we were under stress. we took actions that conflict with who we are. who we are called to be and who we have committed to be. then we spent about 10 years not being willing to face the truth about it. often by covering what happened with euphemisms and an awful lot of secrets. i believe our...
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. >> hi, i'm jim. my question deals with roberts vote on the health care issue. do you think he was motivated by the fear that the court began to look like a political entity rather than a jurisprudence entity? >> you're welcome to speak to this too. it's probably one of the most common questions we get, isn't it? >> yeah. do i think so? no. i take him at the word. i take him as sincerely trying to grapple with the issues presented in that case. i think he was first inclined to vote with the four conservatives and strike the law down as violating the commerce clause. when they came back and staid means entire law goes, not just the mandate, and not just the provisions of the law that are economically tied to the mandate guaranteed issue and community rating. but we're going take down the entire statute. i think -- my sub decision. i haven't been able to do any reporting on it. my position was it was too much for him. he's more of a minimalist than the folks to his right. and more of an institutionalist. i feel like he must have said to himself there got to be ano
. >> hi, i'm jim. my question deals with roberts vote on the health care issue. do you think he was motivated by the fear that the court began to look like a political entity rather than a jurisprudence entity? >> you're welcome to speak to this too. it's probably one of the most common questions we get, isn't it? >> yeah. do i think so? no. i take him at the word. i take him as sincerely trying to grapple with the issues presented in that case. i think he was first inclined...
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i said, jim, i have got an opening for a judge here. and i know colin is a person who would fill that bill. he has already gone through all the vetting. he would be an extraordinary judge, but you'd lose him as your first assistant. he said, i can't stand in his way. i couldn't think of a better choice to be a judge in this district. colin bruce was born in urban u, illinois. he got his undergraduate and law degrees degrees from the university of illinois. he handled civil and criminal cases and tort cases and claims filed against the government. in 2007 appointed branch chief of the urbana division. 2010 first assistant u.s. attorney which is the number-two position. in his current capacity he oversees the day-to-day operations of the u.s. attorney's office. he handles civil defense and affirmative litigation in the district in which the u.s. is a party. he has received numerous recognitions, certifications of afreerks the justice department, the f.b.i., the d.e. ark the metropolitan enforcement group and task force. he has a record of
i said, jim, i have got an opening for a judge here. and i know colin is a person who would fill that bill. he has already gone through all the vetting. he would be an extraordinary judge, but you'd lose him as your first assistant. he said, i can't stand in his way. i couldn't think of a better choice to be a judge in this district. colin bruce was born in urban u, illinois. he got his undergraduate and law degrees degrees from the university of illinois. he handled civil and criminal cases...
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jim harper from the cato institute, to jim's left, ross, a former student of mine, lived to tell the tale, computer industry association, and at the end, last, but certainly not least, greg from the center of democracy and technology. they're going to speak in this order, and then, hopefully debate a little bit. with that, i'll turn it over to carrie. >> terrificking thank you. i've been asked to talk about oversight structure that's in place with respect to activities or, in particular, the nsa surveillance activities we've heard about in the recent months. let's get started. at the 30,000 foot level, the take away is covered by all three branches of government, and it's governed by a comprehensive set of laws, executive orders, attorney general approved guidelines and procedures, court orders, and then internal agency specific rules and procedures. there are reporting requirements. these are written reports required by statute and court order. there are briefings conducted by the intelligence community for members and staff. i think it's fair to say that the oversight structure lik
jim harper from the cato institute, to jim's left, ross, a former student of mine, lived to tell the tale, computer industry association, and at the end, last, but certainly not least, greg from the center of democracy and technology. they're going to speak in this order, and then, hopefully debate a little bit. with that, i'll turn it over to carrie. >> terrificking thank you. i've been asked to talk about oversight structure that's in place with respect to activities or, in particular,...
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. >> thank you, jim, and thank you for your leadership on the task force, and i want to express my thanks to the constitution project, but also to all of my fellow task force members, what they brought to the table in terms of experience, wisdom, public service, really made a difference in the development of this project and important eport. there's more than 24 findings and recommendations. we can't cover all of those this morning, but we do want to hit some of the highlights. we hope you'll take the entire report, study it through, and look at each of those recommendations. why is this report important? it's important because we as a nation have to get this right. i look back in history to the time during world war ii that we interned some japanese-americans. at the time it seemed like the sandrite proper thing to do. but in the light of history, it was an error. and so today this report will hopefully put into focus some of the actions taken in the post-9/11 environment. there's some key questions we wanted to address this morning. one is the treatment of suspected terrorists in u.s. c
. >> thank you, jim, and thank you for your leadership on the task force, and i want to express my thanks to the constitution project, but also to all of my fellow task force members, what they brought to the table in terms of experience, wisdom, public service, really made a difference in the development of this project and important eport. there's more than 24 findings and recommendations. we can't cover all of those this morning, but we do want to hit some of the highlights. we hope...
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hn cromartie and jim webster will join us. "washington journal" is live very friday morning at 7:00 a. -- on c-span. >> the difference between left is right is those on the left look to reach down and physically take people and move them up the economic ladder. and that is almost always driven by noble intentions. and yet it never, ever, ever works. the only way anyone has ever climbed the economic ladder is to pull himself or herself up one rung at a time. >> nearly all of you will experience failure. some of you crushing failure that you will recover from. and yes, learn from. and yes, be all the better for because once you had failure that's really the only good option. to take something from it. of course, very few of you will never recover from your failures. and statistically speaking, between two and five of you will spend some part of your life in prison. [laughter] >> every spring c-span visits college and university campuses across the country. and for the next two weekends, you'll hear stories and advice for a new g
hn cromartie and jim webster will join us. "washington journal" is live very friday morning at 7:00 a. -- on c-span. >> the difference between left is right is those on the left look to reach down and physically take people and move them up the economic ladder. and that is almost always driven by noble intentions. and yet it never, ever, ever works. the only way anyone has ever climbed the economic ladder is to pull himself or herself up one rung at a time. >> nearly all...
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speakers including jim sensenbrenner review the patriot act. this is two and a half hours. [inaudible conversations] >> good morning. it's my pleasure to welcome you to georgetown university law center. today marks the second discussion of the law schools three-part series on the past, present and future of surveillance and foreign intelligence gathering in the united states. in october we can being former members of key staffers from the church committee hearings and looked at the origins of the it surveillance intelligence act. today we are focusing on current bills currently before congress that would reform the foreign intelligence surveillance court and alterations for the foreign intelligence surveillance act as well as cases currently working their way through the courts. our purpose and meaning the program today's move the conversation forward and to think about what framework and principles should guide us as we look to the future. we are now as all of us recognize attic critical juncture. technology is rapidly evolving and it comes as tremendous benefits that make
speakers including jim sensenbrenner review the patriot act. this is two and a half hours. [inaudible conversations] >> good morning. it's my pleasure to welcome you to georgetown university law center. today marks the second discussion of the law schools three-part series on the past, present and future of surveillance and foreign intelligence gathering in the united states. in october we can being former members of key staffers from the church committee hearings and looked at the...
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bush appointed jim commissioner of the imf. that was weeks before the attacks on the timber eleventh. he served as assistant secretary of the interior in the reagan administration and as a sergeant in on that the united states senate. he was president and ceo of cross match technologies and currently a senior fellow at the migration policy institute where he focuses on u.s. immigration policy, border patrol and security initiatives. as a board member of human-rights first we have been incredibly blessed with his wisdom and expertise which have been invaluable to us in navigating complex political challenges. join me in welcoming board member james ziglar. [applause] >> thank you for that very kind and generous introduction. it is -- excuse me -- a particular pleasure and honor for me today to introduce our keynote speaker, senator patrick leahy from the great state of vermont. it is a particular pleasure because i consider patrick leahy to be a good friend and for all of you out there who were doubting thomases it is possible f
bush appointed jim commissioner of the imf. that was weeks before the attacks on the timber eleventh. he served as assistant secretary of the interior in the reagan administration and as a sergeant in on that the united states senate. he was president and ceo of cross match technologies and currently a senior fellow at the migration policy institute where he focuses on u.s. immigration policy, border patrol and security initiatives. as a board member of human-rights first we have been...
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with that, i yield to the vice chair. >> thanks, jim. thanks to the leadership. the first question to us all is, what was the message of the president? one of you asked in that very question and he said -- jobs, the middle class, and growth. within those words, you have the essence of what the president spoke about today. you have often heard me say, i think, after we break from our caucus meeting that what our republican colleagues lack is a vision, a vision for america. they wear that lack of vision and you heard the speaker on the sunday talk shows. quite frankly, that is the republican caucus today. we would all like to see them become more functional and have a vision for america, one we may not agree with, but at least have a vision. we, as the democratic caucus, have a vision for this country and we wanted to move forward with our president. i now introduce to you the chair of the -- >> if it means anything to be a democrat, it is fighting for people who do not want to appear on "lifestyles of the rich and famous." they just want a job, a better job, bigge
with that, i yield to the vice chair. >> thanks, jim. thanks to the leadership. the first question to us all is, what was the message of the president? one of you asked in that very question and he said -- jobs, the middle class, and growth. within those words, you have the essence of what the president spoke about today. you have often heard me say, i think, after we break from our caucus meeting that what our republican colleagues lack is a vision, a vision for america. they wear that...
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most cases complete visibility to our department of defense, to the fbi, to the department of justice, jim, to the odni, the office of -- the director of national intelligence, to the president, to the national security council. so there's considerable attention that is being dedicated to this. we have a court that is dedicated to this that reports to the supreme court. we have this legislative committee, the senate intelligence committee and the house committees. so it's hard for me to think of whatever we might do to add to the level of oversight. i think we may make it more efficient and effective, but i don't want anybody to leave this hearing thinking we just kind of leave this question to the nsa. we have built a system in which every branch of government and within those branches of government, in many cases multiple different agencies and in some cases within those agencies and some independent sectors all compete to have a look and make sure the right things are being done. so i'll let you all go. i appreciate what you're doing. i understand that we need to get this right. but i t
most cases complete visibility to our department of defense, to the fbi, to the department of justice, jim, to the odni, the office of -- the director of national intelligence, to the president, to the national security council. so there's considerable attention that is being dedicated to this. we have a court that is dedicated to this that reports to the supreme court. we have this legislative committee, the senate intelligence committee and the house committees. so it's hard for me to think...
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number of members of the house are many, including myself, and the investigations subcommittee chairman jim sensenbrenner signed a letter to the attorney general asking about conduct of this investigation, and in particular, to investigate allegations that the way the matter has been characterized by the administration thus far as lower-level irs employees being the only ones involved, to investigate the fact there are reports that people outside of the irs and in the administration and in the higher levels of the irs knew about this selective targeting of conservative groups and tea party groups and others a long time ago. perhaps as long ago as three years ago. and therefore, we want that to be included as part of this investigation. certainly want to get to the bottom of how this took place, but also want to know who knew about it, when they knew about it, why they did not disclose it to congress even though questions were asked that would suggest the appropriate answer would be, yes, this program is going on and is being conducted in this manner. the other thing that is really important
number of members of the house are many, including myself, and the investigations subcommittee chairman jim sensenbrenner signed a letter to the attorney general asking about conduct of this investigation, and in particular, to investigate allegations that the way the matter has been characterized by the administration thus far as lower-level irs employees being the only ones involved, to investigate the fact there are reports that people outside of the irs and in the administration and in the...
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joining us is jim webb. he wrote a piece recently in " th national interest" magazine, "congressional abdication." guest: i do not title the pieces i write. this was a shout over my shoulder as i left the senate. as i said in the piece, this was not a condemnation. it is an observation. every point at i made in the piece, i had made at some point either on the floor of the senate or in committee areas or through press statements, about the need for congress to have a stronger voice in terms of how the constitution is supposed to work with respect to the unilateral authorities that have been exercised by the president, particularly over the period since the iraq war. host: what happened leading up to the iraq war, as we mark the 10th anniversary, and how has it changed? guest: i know yo've had a lot of discussion about the vote that was taken to authorize the use of force in iraq. i was an early voice of warning that this was a strategic blunder, to have moved into iraq the way we did. i wrote a piece for "th
joining us is jim webb. he wrote a piece recently in " th national interest" magazine, "congressional abdication." guest: i do not title the pieces i write. this was a shout over my shoulder as i left the senate. as i said in the piece, this was not a condemnation. it is an observation. every point at i made in the piece, i had made at some point either on the floor of the senate or in committee areas or through press statements, about the need for congress to have a...
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security and who has written extensively on secret nuclear weapons programs around the world, ambassador jim jeffreys, distinguished visiting fellow at the washington institute where he is focused on iran's effort to expand its i said nuance in -- influence in the region, and dr. ray takea, a former senior adviser on iran at the state d.. we'll look forward to your testimony and thoughts on the status of iran policy. let me restate concerns that i have expressed publicly and will express again for the record. in my view, the sanctions have worked to bring us to this pivotal point, and the fundamental question is now whether the iranians are ready to actually conclude an agreement with the international community, whether they are prepared to turn rhetoric into action. in the leadup to last week's u.n. general assembly meeting, i was cautiously hopeful about what we would hear. but in my personal view, the new face of iran looked and sounded very much like the old face. with a softer tone and a smoother edge. although iran's messenger may have changed in the last election, the message seems t
security and who has written extensively on secret nuclear weapons programs around the world, ambassador jim jeffreys, distinguished visiting fellow at the washington institute where he is focused on iran's effort to expand its i said nuance in -- influence in the region, and dr. ray takea, a former senior adviser on iran at the state d.. we'll look forward to your testimony and thoughts on the status of iran policy. let me restate concerns that i have expressed publicly and will express again...
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jim byrd is the instructor in the renewable energy class which emphasizes wind energy. exactly what you said, a private company that has numerous wind turbines, several hundred big wind turbines, needs workers and they have gone to the local high school and they are creating what we would call a votion occasional education class but getting the kids prepare to take jobs in their own neighborhood. you see the green technology, wind energy, coupling up with education to provide middle-class jobs. my congratulations on to e.d.f. and their renewable energy program and to the folks at rio vista high school, which i proudly represent. mr. ryan: you make a good point. i remember having a conversation with a good friend of mine who is a lot more conservative than me and we were talking about the government's role in these different things and he said, well, what about the phone company? and the original government investment into telephones? and as the conversation proceed, he said, well, they weren't doing well enough and the private sector could do better. my point was, yeah,
jim byrd is the instructor in the renewable energy class which emphasizes wind energy. exactly what you said, a private company that has numerous wind turbines, several hundred big wind turbines, needs workers and they have gone to the local high school and they are creating what we would call a votion occasional education class but getting the kids prepare to take jobs in their own neighborhood. you see the green technology, wind energy, coupling up with education to provide middle-class jobs....
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and i'm thinking of something jim glassman said a minute ago. he said immigrantses get it. but immigrants don't get it overnight. it takes time for immigrants to get it. >> and immigrants come in the united states and earn 6 or 70% of what typical immigrants earn. 12, 15 years later there's some argument about the length of assimilation. we don't get into that debate. most of them have more or less caught up with the native born americans in terms of income levels. takes a little longer to catch up in terms of wealth, and usually by the time their children come along, the second generation often outdistance native born americans in terms of earning, and this is true. so, it's a -- is it an assimilation process, but assimilation is something native born americans have. when a kid graduates from college or high school and goes to work, may make x and 20 years later they're making twice as hey learn on the job. immigrants have the same problem but they have double problem. because they come in, they have less language skills and language skills are particular live critical. th
and i'm thinking of something jim glassman said a minute ago. he said immigrantses get it. but immigrants don't get it overnight. it takes time for immigrants to get it. >> and immigrants come in the united states and earn 6 or 70% of what typical immigrants earn. 12, 15 years later there's some argument about the length of assimilation. we don't get into that debate. most of them have more or less caught up with the native born americans in terms of income levels. takes a little longer...
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this civil rights legislation with him and with his partner on this effort, a former vermont senator, jim jeffords. we honor their leadership tonight with this vote. i'm encouraged the states' employers are moving forward where we have not. i believe that ending discrimination must also be a priority for congress. look at the distinguished presiding officer. when i think of her predecessor, another dear friend of mine for nearly four decades, the discrimination he faced when he came out of service having lost an arm, received the medal of honor for this country and was still told in some places in america that he couldn't walk into their establishment. and i'm sure that each of us can think of times of discrimination of all sorts. well, let's pass legislation that bans all discrimination in the workplace, whatever it is. until we do that, we will fail to achieve the model engraved in vermont marble above the supreme court building that declares equal, equal justice under law. let's make sure that all americans have the equal rights they deserve. so i hope my fellow senators will come toge
this civil rights legislation with him and with his partner on this effort, a former vermont senator, jim jeffords. we honor their leadership tonight with this vote. i'm encouraged the states' employers are moving forward where we have not. i believe that ending discrimination must also be a priority for congress. look at the distinguished presiding officer. when i think of her predecessor, another dear friend of mine for nearly four decades, the discrimination he faced when he came out of...